Synonyms of tossed

tossed

verb

past tense of toss

1

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurched
• swayed
• rocked
• shook
• rolled
• jerked
• halted
• careened
• wobbled
• vibrated
• tumbled
• pitched
• weaved
• seesawed
• faltered
• reeled
• stumbled
• floundered
• waddled
• staggered
• jolted
• hobbled
• toddled
• tottered
• wavered
• vacillated
• blundered
• bucked
• hitched
• teetered
• waggled
• doddered
• oscillated
• undulated
• wagged

2

as in jerked

to make jerky or restless movements

tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jerked
• fidgeted
• twitched
• squirmed
• twisted
• fiddled
• wiggled
• shook
• shivered
• writhed
• trembled
• jiggled
• wriggled
• thrashed
• threshed
• jigged
• fluttered
• shuddered
• quivered
• flitted
• squiggled
• quaked
• paced
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• relaxed
• unwound
• stilled
• calmed (down)

3

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

toss that football over here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• hurled
• slung
• flung
• fired
• launched
• heaved
• chucked
• pitched
• cast
• pegged
• lobbed
• catapulted
• dashed
• flipped
• hurtled
• darted
• bowled
• pelted
• let fly
• lofted
• rolled
• gunned
• passed
• propelled
• ejected
• hooked
• thrust
• precipitated
• projected
• shot
• impelled
• rifled
• bucked

4

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discarded
• dumped
• unloaded
• ditched
• lost
• chucked
• abandoned
• scrapped
• jettisoned
• rejected
• junked
• shed
• removed
• laid by
• exorcised
• flung (off or away)
• threw away
• disposed of
• cast (off)
• eliminated
• sloughed (off)
• cashiered
• set aside
• shucked (off)
• dismissed
• threw out
• sluffed (off)
• eighty-sixed
• pitched
• deep-sixed
• forsook
• abdicated
• deserted
• abolished
• eradicated
• kicked out
• wiped out
• expunged
• extinguished
• stamped (out)
• exterminated
• annihilated
• extirpated
• liquidated
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• employed
• embraced
• utilized
• held
• took on
• kept
• retained
• held back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tossed

So, Doncic just tossed up the three-pointer from the three-point line on the Portland side of the court that banked in as time expired. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Turbulence tossed it up and down by 700 feet (200 meters), but the situation quickly escalated as the aircraft fell at breathtaking speed. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Kardashian’s longtime friend Olivier Rousteing even tossed her the keys to the Paco Rabanne archives for her birthday, lending her two chainmail minis from fall 1995 haute couture for her birthday dinner. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Two Mason jars, apparently filled with a noxious liquid, had been tossed through a window. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Nix tossed a pair of touchdown passes, using the same play-call each time — leaking a back or wide receiver into the end zone. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Drake London had his only reception on the next play, but the threat stalled when Penix tossed three incompletions from the 14 to turn the ball over on downs. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Little boys tossed a football back and forth along the street while parents watched, sharing food and conversations with those around them. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Scott Novak, who has tossed around more yellow than any other zebra. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026